Alvarez M L, Burrows R, Zvaighat A, Muzzo S
Adolescence. 1987 Spring;22(85):149-56.
The objective of this study was to compare the sociocultural characteristics of pregnant adolescents of low SES with a nonpregnant adolescent group from the same area of Santiago, Chile. The sample was composed of 229 adolescents, 129 of whom were pregnant for the first time (group A), and 100 who were not pregnant (group B). Each pregnant girl was matched with a nonpregnant girl of the same age and from the same neighborhood. Several differences between the groups were found. Group A had less schooling, a lower level of aspirations, and tended to live in "the present." In addition, norms of behavior were more permissive, they did not practice any religion, and their peer group had more liberal attitudes. The importance of breaking these patterns in order to prevent adolescent pregnancy is discussed.
本研究的目的是比较智利圣地亚哥同一地区低社会经济地位的怀孕青少年与未怀孕青少年群体的社会文化特征。样本由229名青少年组成，其中129名是首次怀孕（A组），100名未怀孕（B组）。每个怀孕女孩都与一名年龄相同且来自同一社区的未怀孕女孩配对。发现两组之间存在若干差异。A组受教育程度较低，抱负水平较低，倾向于“活在当下”。此外，行为规范更为宽松，他们不信仰任何宗教，其同龄人群体态度更为开明。讨论了打破这些模式以预防青少年怀孕的重要性。
